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Alexis Ward

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Areas of Focus

Overview

Alexis Ward represents clients in a variety of matters at the intersection of government contracts and cybersecurity utilizing her experience in analytics and data architecture to counsel clients with a practical, real-world lens. As a member of Crowell & Moring’s Privacy and Cybersecurity and Government Contracts groups, Alexis has assisted clients in matters including False Claims Act investigations; developing corporate policies, procedures and governance; and in diverse matters involving cybersecurity and data privacy compliance, risk assessment and mitigation, and incident response.

During law school, Alexis founded USC Gould’s Privacy and Cybersecurity Law Society and was on the board of OUTLaw. Alexis also worked as a teaching assistant for the graduate programs’ Information Privacy Law course. Her paper The Oldest Trick in the Facebook: Would the General Data Protection Regulation Have Stopped the Cambridge Analytica Scandal? was published by the Trinity College Law Review.

Career & Education

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    • University of Miami, B.S.B.A., General Honors, 2014
    • University of Southern California, Gould School of Law, 2022
    • University of Miami, B.S.B.A., General Honors, 2014
    • University of Southern California, Gould School of Law, 2022

    • California
    • California

Alexis's Insights

Client Alert | 2 min read | 01.14.25

NICE and Easy: Proposed Cybersecurity FAR Amendment Incorporates NICE Framework, Standardizing Cybersecurity Workforce Descriptions

On January 3, 2025, the FAR Council released a proposed rule titled Strengthening America’s Cybersecurity Workforce (the Proposed Rule).  The Proposed Rule would amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) by standardizing workforce criteria for cybersecurity and information technology support services contracts.  The Proposed Rule implements a 2019 executive order, America’s Cybersecurity Workforce, which emphasized the strategic importance of a strong cybersecurity workforce.  Comments will be accepted until March 4, 2025, and the FAR Council specifically invites comments on the Proposed Rule’s impact on small entities....

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Insights

Client Alert | 2 min read | 01.14.25

NICE and Easy: Proposed Cybersecurity FAR Amendment Incorporates NICE Framework, Standardizing Cybersecurity Workforce Descriptions

Client Alert | 22 min read | 01.07.25

The FY 2025 National Defense Authorization Act: Key Provisions Government Contractors Should Know

Client Alert | 8 min read | 10.14.24

Cybersecurity Matured: DoD Finalizes Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program

Client Alert | 2 min read | 08.20.24

DFARS 7021 Clause 2.0: DoD Releases Proposed Rule Updating CMMC Clause
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Alexis's Insights

Client Alert | 2 min read | 01.14.25

NICE and Easy: Proposed Cybersecurity FAR Amendment Incorporates NICE Framework, Standardizing Cybersecurity Workforce Descriptions

On January 3, 2025, the FAR Council released a proposed rule titled Strengthening America’s Cybersecurity Workforce (the Proposed Rule).  The Proposed Rule would amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) by standardizing workforce criteria for cybersecurity and information technology support services contracts.  The Proposed Rule implements a 2019 executive order, America’s Cybersecurity Workforce, which emphasized the strategic importance of a strong cybersecurity workforce.  Comments will be accepted until March 4, 2025, and the FAR Council specifically invites comments on the Proposed Rule’s impact on small entities....

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